State of Maryland secondary Archives: on Health Care
Andy Beshear:
COVID: reaching unvaccinated will have to become personal
GOV. BESHEAR: When it comes to misinformation, I really don't think this is a red or a blue issue. It is a fact versus fiction, or a sometimes sane versus insane issue. We are well past the populations that are going to listen to a government official
and take the vaccine. People are going to have to break that Thanksgiving dinner rule. They're going to have to call or go see that person they love and care about that is unvaccinated, and they're going to have to put their relationship on the line.
GOV. LARRY HOGAN (R-MD): Right now in America, there are certainly people on both ends of the extremes, on the left and the right, who get all of the attention. The ones that are making the most noise. But about 70% of the people are somewhere in the
middle. They're moderate. They really want their elected officials to try to figure out a way to do something about this toxic politics. And they want us to work together to come up with real bipartisan common sense solutions.
Source: Meet the Press 2021 interview of KY and MD Governors
Sep 5, 2021
Ashwani Jain:
Director of Outreach for the Cancer Moonshot
As then Vice-President Biden's Director of Outreach for the Cancer Moonshot: I built coalitions with hundreds of patients, researchers, and medical professionals across the nation to pass the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016. This bill gave the FDA
(located in Maryland) more discretion in the kinds of studies required to evaluate new devices; and provided $4.8 billion over 10 years in additional funding to the NIH (one of our state's largest employers).
Source: 2021 MD Gubernatorial campaign site JainForGovernor.com
Sep 13, 2021
John B. King:
Protect and increase access to gender-affirming health care
As Governor, John will:- Ensure that LGBTQ+ students in Maryland's public schools have a safe place to learn.
- Fight for an inclusive curriculum that teaches and celebrates LGBTQ+ stories at all grade levels.
- Protect and increase access to
gender-affirming health care (especially for transgender youth), work to make healthcare more affordable and accessible to LGBTQ+ Marylanders, and ensure that providers are properly trained to give the level of culturally-competent care that LGBTQ+
people deserve.
As Governor, John will:- Build on reforms to make our legal system easier to navigate and more inclusive for LGBTQ+ people, like making it easier to change your name and gender on marriage licenses and your child's birth
certificate.
- Work with community organizations to invest in violence prevention and intervention programs focused on protecting LGBTQ+ people, especially trans women of color.
- Pursue anti-discrimination policies specific to LGBTQ+ seniors.
Source: 2021 MD Governor campaign website JohnKingForGovernor.com
Oct 25, 2021
John B. King:
Treat healthcare as a human right; ensure access for all
As Governor, John will:- Treat healthcare as a human right & ensure access to health care for all Marylanders, regardless of immigration status.
- Increase access to primary care providers & specialty providers while ensuring all Marylanders have
timely access to emergency care.
- Incentivize providers to locate in underserved communities.
- Create a permanent task force to analyze racial disparities in Maryland's health care system; make targeted investments to eliminate those disparities.
Source: 2021 MD Governor campaign website JohnKingForGovernor.com
Oct 25, 2021
Larry Hogan:
COVID: reaching unvaccinated will have to become personal
GOV. HOGAN: I think right now in America, there are certainly people on both ends of the extremes, on the left and the right, who get all of the attention. The ones that are making the most noise. But about 70% of the people are somewhere in the middle.
They're moderate or right of center, left of center. They really want their elected officials to try to figure out a way to do something about this toxic politics. And they want us to work together to come up with real bipartisan common sense solutions.
GOV. ANDY BESHEAR (D-KY): When it comes to misinformation, I really don't think this is a red or a blue issue. It is a fact versus fiction, or a sometimes sane versus insane issue. We are well past the populations that are going to listen to a
government official and take the vaccine. People are going to have to call or go see that person they love and care about that is unvaccinated, and they're going to have to put their relationship on the line.
Source: Meet the Press 2021 interview of KY and MD Governors
Sep 5, 2021
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